[ It is deep in the night when this message is first recorded into the mirror, and the way the High Priestess stands with her back to the vine suggests... perhaps she has not requested it to observe this conversation.

She stands at the edge of the clearing, near the well. ]

You were silent, for quite some time. [ There is little question who she could be addressing, but if the woman in the depths of that well responds, it cannot be heard. The High Priestess continues to speak in a soft voice, ] It is not my place to judge you. And it is not my wish.

[ A long silence before she adds, ]

There is none among us with that wish. [ Quiet. ] No. Time will not heal all wounds. I do not know how long your weeping will last, that is for you to decide.

[ The wind blows, rustling the trees, the many spiderwebs shivering faintly silver. A cat approaches to the well, leaping up onto the ledge where it perches elegantly. ]

May your dreams be peaceful.

[ The cat's tail swishes back and forth lazily, and then the High Priestess is gone. ]


[[ooc; Please feel free to talk to the High Priestess, but be advised she is particularly cryptic and stingy with information.]]

[ Why is Subaru on the mirror right now? ] Um... hello? [ For that matter, why is she wearing Vivio's clothes? They shouldn't fit her; not by a long shot. Everything about the scene is wrong, from the way she's looking around rather dazed and confused at the inside of the inn's many empty rooms, the fact she's not wearing her familiar necklace, and down to the way she just appears... smaller in every manageable way.

Also, the confusion in her voice that shouldn't be there is a dead giveaway that things are very, very off. ] Is anyone else here?

[ The vine followed her ever since she stepped out of the back room where she found those clothes, and now it watches on as the girl cautious moves from doorway to doorway, looking for someone. Anyone. ] Dad? Gin? Are you here?

[ Panning from the sight, the mirror shows the familiar sight of a teal gem — Mach Caliber's storage unit — floating in the air along with her cord. She is the one that called for the vine; not the little girl. ] «Assistance request. Unknown effect in place.»

[ It's then that "Subaru" turns quickly in the direction of the voice and sees both the flashing gem and the mirror. ] W-what's that? Who's there...?

((ooc: Subaru has been de-aged both physically and mentally. This is basically what she looks like (without the dirt). Open to action at the inn/onsen, but she'll also be wandering around outside once she's done searching the building!))